ARRINGA ZIZOO
Arggghhh arringa!
Blimeyblinger bellaboo,
criminycracker,
drattadringo dudderroo.
Eurekagingha?
Fibby finger?
Goodie-golly,
hot-hoorazah, hooroo!
Imma know-now,
jumpin’ jeepers.
Kakabooya?
Lordy lewdy, laddie loo!
Man-oh-maybe?
Nibbly, nehbbly.
Ollieoompah
peachey-poo.
Quizzeyquankah?
Righteyroorah!
Sloppasinga?
Toddletongy-choochoo!
Umbelparsnips!
Vellovinkers?
Wanglebriznew?
Xylerxappereedo?
Yungerstangme?
Zipperzamper, zizoo!
© 2017 Buffy Silverman. All rights reserved.
Roughly translated,
Good grief, the end of the month already?
Join us for our wrap-up celebration of abecedarian poems tomorrow!
Click HERE to read this month's interview with Carole Boston Weatherford. She has challenged us to write an abecedarian poem.
Generally each line (or word) of an abecedarian poem begins with A and continues in alphabetical order until you reach Z. For this challenge, you may start and end with whichever letters you choose, as long as they are sequential.
Post your poem on our September 2017 padlet. While some contributions will be featured as daily ditties this month, all contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration tomorrow, Friday, September 29th. One lucky participant will win a copy of Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez (Candlewick Press, 2017).
Okay, my interpretation may have been slightly off, but I do appreciate a healthy dose of nonsense in my life. :) Love the unique and fun approach, Buffy!
ReplyDeleteYes...Buffy, I love this wordinoozle poetrick. Its snakinatile simplifunza. Like the word abecedarian, it speakers its own meaning well.
ReplyDeleteI read through several times, trying to choose a favorite line, but they're all favorites! Now, I'd love to see you perform it, Buffy! I'm grateful for the smile, no, laugh, this morning! This is terrific!
ReplyDeleteI love umbelparsnip season! My day needed this dose of lightheartedness. Thanks, Buffy!
ReplyDeleteAh, Buffy. Lewis Carroll would be so proud. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, all. I appreciate the nice feedback.
ReplyDeleteBuffy blows me away with this word brilliance. I, too, would love to hear her read it. I bet this poem was completely marked in red by spell check. What language fun!
ReplyDeleteHa! It must have been frustrating to type in! Well worth it though, Buffy! Word brilliance is exactly right!
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